Medieval Perceptions of Magic, Science, and the Natural World (Borderlines) - Hardcover

 
9781802700411: Medieval Perceptions of Magic, Science, and the Natural World (Borderlines)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1802700412 ISBN 13: 9781802700411
Verlag: Arc Humanities Press, 2024

Inhaltsangabe

This volume presents new research in medieval conceptions of magic, science, and the natural world, bringing not only medicine but also meteorology and navigation into the discussion. Ground-breaking theoretical chapters on theology, natural sciences, and the writing of history are presented by established experts in their fields. These are accompanied by case studies of interactions between magic, science, and natural philosophy. Each chapter offers new findings while contributing to a comprehensive survey of the shifting boundaries between natural and supernatural across both space and time. Emerging areas, such as the study of prognostics, are represented by challenging new work. This collection will prove fascinating to everyone engaging with this expanding field.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Carolina Escobar-Vargas=======================

Carolina Escobar-Vargas is the current Vice-Dean for Academic Affairs at the Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y Económicas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Medellin) and former head of the Department of History in the above faculty.

Anne Lawrence-Mathers=====================

Anne Lawrence-Mathers is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Reading, and the author of The True History of Merlin the Magician and Medieval Meteorology.

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Verlag
Arc Humanities Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2024
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1802700412
ISBN 13 
9781802700411
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
245
Herausgeber
Escobar-vargas Carolina, Lawrence-Mathers Anne
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